Strap-fastening loop for carriage-curtains



(No Model.)

H. HIGGIN.

STRAP FASTENING LOOP FOR CARRIAGE CURTAINS. No. 298,969. Pa tented-MayZO, 1884.

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HENRY HIGGIN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

STRAP-FASTENING LOOP FOR CARRIAGE-CURTAINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,969, dated May 20,1884.

' Application filed April 3, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HIGGIN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of N ewport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Strap-Fastenin gLoops for OarriageOurtains, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to carriage-curtain fastening-loops.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, strong, durable loop,having a strapfastening stud in the center and dispensing with buckles.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a cheap mode of unitingthe edges of the metal forming the loop by a riveting-burr attached tothe fastening-stud.

Other objects of my invention will be understood by the followingspecification explaining the drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved fastening-loop. of a blankcut from the metal, from which the loop is struck up. Fig. 3 is acentral longitudinal section of my improved loop attached to acarriage-top. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a planview of the fastening-strip. Fig. 6 is an elevation of thefastening-stud and clips.

A A represent a double loop, which is formed of a piece of blank metal,B, as shown in Fig. 2.

a a represent tangs or projections, which are formed of the metal blank,as shown in Fig. 2, and bent in, striking up the blank to projectdownward, as shown in Fig. 1.

7) represents the bottom of the loop. The edges of the metal blank meetnear the center to form the joint. They may be made in different ways.

0 represents a recess or opening in the center of the loop.

D represents a fastening-stud. It is preferably attached to the loop bya shank, (l, which passes through the bottom b of the loop, and througha burr, E.

e 0 represent tangs formed 011 the burr.

The parts are secured by riveting the shank d to the burr or washer E,and clamping the metal B between the shoulder of stud D and the burr E.Another modification in the mode of securing the stud D would be toprovide a Fig. 2 is a plan View screw upon the shank (Z, which would beproj ected downward,so as to be screwed into abase. In order to avoidsoldering and to hold the parts together, projecting lips or flanges care formed on the metal blank, which overlap each other, as shown inFig. 4., the shank cZ passing through two thicknesses, which, with thewasher E, strengthens the loop and makes a secure anchoring for the studD.

F represents a leather base, to which the loop A is secured, preferablyby a fasteningstrip, G, which is slotted at its ends to receive thetangs a.

'i represents slots pierced in the strip G, through which the tangs 6project, so as to be bent down upon the bottom of strip G, to morefirmly anchor the stud D. i

The fastening-loop A A is designed to form a fastening for securing twostraps, like the curtain-straps of a carriagetop, one of which passesthrough the right-hand loop and engages over the head of stud D, theother passing.

into the opposite loop from the opposite end and engaging over the samestud and resting upon the opposite strap. The recess 0 affords aconvenient means for inserting and removing the straps. The head of studD is elongated for the purpose of preventing the straps from becomingunloosed.

I do not wish to limit myself to the peculiar shape of the blank B, norto the peculiar mode of fastening it to the curtain by means of thestrip G, as the principal features of my invention may be employed withthe use of various other fastening devices.

Loop A A may be covered with leather or other finishing material. Itsmode of construction, however, enables it to be used without covering,and various forms of ornamental figures or designs may be struck up fromthe blank B to giveit afinished appearance. Vhen no covering material isused, it is j apanned in the ordinary manner.

It will be obvious that where only one strap is to be fastened, one ofthe loops A may be omitted and still retain a feature of my inven' tion.

I claim 1. A strap-fastening loop provided with a central recess, 0, andprojecting stud D, adapted to be secured to the base F, substantially asspecified.

2. A strap-fastening loop provided with a central opening, 0, formed ofthe blank B, struck up to form a joint in the bottom 11, substantiallyas specified.

5 3. A strap loop, A, having a central opening, 0, struck up from theblank 13, provided vwith overlapping lips c, in combination with thestud D, substantially as specified.

4. A strap-fastening loop, A, having a central :0 opening, 0, struck upfrom blank B, provided with overlapping lips 0, in combination with thestud D and washer E, substantially as specified.

5. The strap-fastening loop A A, having cen- 'x 5 tral opening, 0, studD, washer E, and tangs a, in

HENRY HIGGIN.

' Witnesses:

. A. GLUoHowsKY,

E. E. MOORE.

